Asistente contable

About the role

We are seeking an Accounting Assistant to join our finance team in Quito. The role involves ensuring that supplier documents meet legal requirements and supporting a wide range of accounting, payroll and tax activities.

Key responsibilities

• Verify that supplier vouchers comply with legal standards.
• Enter and generate payment provisions, withholdings, expenses, checks, invoices, credit notes, income vouchers, journal entries and import liquidations.
• Reconcile electronic documents between the accounting system and the tax authority (SRI).
• Issue payments by check or transfer according to the established schedule.
• Analyze balance‑sheet account closures and inter‑module reconciliations within the accounting system.
• Record bank charges and perform bank reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly payroll registers, calculate employee income tax and record payroll entries.
• Upload payroll updates to the social security institute (IESS), including hires, terminations, overtime and bonuses.
• Prepare termination paperwork and record it in the MDT system.
• Obtain contribution sheets for IESS, payment vouchers and personal loans as required by clients.
• Prepare forms for the Ministry of Labor, municipal authorities, Superintendence of Companies, SRI, Central Bank and Dinardap.
• Reconcile payroll provision accounts with accounting balances.
• Develop work papers for monthly tax declarations and complete related transactional annexes (ATS, ADI, RDP, APS, assets and liabilities, OPRE, ICT).
• Assist senior staff with accounting reports, external audit information and regulatory filings.
• Organize client file folders containing legal and accounting documentation.

Required profile

• University degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with Ecuadorian tax and payroll regulations.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with large volumes of financial data.

Required skills